Posts with the category “daily-devotional”

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Our ancestors sinned, but they have died—and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!” – Lamentations 5:7 (NLT)“Do It for Your Kids” Several years ago, I visited...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Not a king in all the earth—no one in all the world—would have believed that an enemy could march through the gates of Jerusalem. Yet it happened…” – Lamentations 4:12...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“I shouted your name, LORD, when I was in the well. ‘Please listen to me, LORD,’ I shouted. ‘Help me! Save me!’ I shouted, and you heard me. You came near to me when I ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You have hidden from us in a cloud. So you do not listen to us when we talk to you.” – Lamentations 3:44 (NLT)“Lifting the Cloud” Have you ever said something or done ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.” – Lamentations 3:40 (NIV)“The Mirror Experience” When my wife talks about the story of the Prodi...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. And it is good for people to submi...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT)“His ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThe LORD had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison: “Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons at Riblah. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. Then he gouged out Zedekiah...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“They will sing, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, for the LORD is good. His faithful love endures forever!’” – Jeremiah 33:11 (NLT)“But Can You Sing It NOW?...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild...  Read More

“Sing a new song to the LORD! Let the whole earth sing to the LORD!” – Psalm 96:1 (NLT)“Like a Broken Record” “Like a broken record.” Have you ever heard that phrase? It won’t make much sense to anyon...  Read More

“Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him.” – Psalm 96:9 (NLT)“The Catch of a Lifetime” Some years ago, I was in Pennsylvania with some friends, and we went to m...  Read More

“We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care If only you would listen to his voice today!” – Psalm 95:7 (NLT)“Your Best Life Ever” My wife and I have had the privilege of keeping our g...  Read More

“He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains.” – Psalm 95:4 (NLT)“God Is Bigger” What are you facing that is intimidating you right now? What obstacles are you up against...  Read More

“For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.” – Psalm 95:3 (NLT)“Who Is YOUR King? Who or what is your “god?” The answer to that lies in a few simple questions. “What is the singular, mo...  Read More

“But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.” – Psalm 94:22 (NIV)“Fortress Building” Have you ever noticed that, for the most part, older people seem to have a stro...  Read More

“When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” – Psalm 94:19 (NLT)“Dealing with Doubt” Do you ever have doubts? Do you have some right now? It’s okay. We all have them from...  Read More

“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High.” – Psalm 92:1 (NLT)“Actions Before Feelings” There is a common mistake that many people make. They let their feelings dictate ...  Read More

“Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night” – Psalm 91:5 (NLT)“God Can See in the Dark” Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Most of us have. Especially late at night after watching a scary show!...  Read More

“He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” – Psalm 91:4 (NLT)“God’s Powerful Promises” “A Bible that’s falling apar...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“This is what the LORD says—the LORD who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the LORD: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!” – Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT)“Nothing Is Too Hard for God...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsLong ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” – Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)“God Sti...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the LORD. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you ou...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)“Come Wholeheartedly” Today’s passage is my Life Verse. It’s the scripture th...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThis is what the LORD says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you hom...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsJeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, “For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king o...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then the LORD gave me this message: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonian...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the LORD. “No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the he...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“In that day,” says the LORD, “when people are taking an oath, they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“For the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what i...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsSing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For though I was poor and needy, he rescued me from my oppressors. Yet I curse the day I was born! May no one celebrate the day of my...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsWhen I speak, the words burst out. “Violence and destruction!” I shout. So these messages from the LORD have made me a household joke. But if I say I’ll never mention t...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret moti...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The wonderful possession I have reserved for you will slip from your hands.” – Jeremiah 17:4 (NLT)“Get a Grip” Some years ago, I had a friend who was really sharp. He ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble!” – Jeremiah 16:19 (NLT)“Surrounded” Have you ever felt all alone in the middle of a crowd? Hav...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the...  Read More